Manager, Convenings & Partnerships

The Skoll Foundation•Washington, DC

41d•$108,571 - $152,145•Hybrid

About The Position

The Skoll Foundation is hiring a Manager, Convenings & Partnerships based in Washington, DC. This role is eligible for a hybrid work schedule, including Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday required onsite in the Washington, DC office. The Skoll Foundation is a private grantmaking foundation that seeks to build a sustainable world of peace and prosperity for all by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators. Together, we advance bold and equitable solutions to the world's most pressing problems. The Manager, Convenings & Partnerships is the primary day-to-day owner of the Skoll World Forum’s Bigger Tent partnership ecosystem and private events portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of partnership execution, logistics, and cross-organizational coordination — ensuring that SWF ecosystem partners are meaningfully activated, private events run seamlessly, and the Convenings team’s administrative and cross-org touchpoints are managed with precision. The Manager also flexes to support strategic convenings and community events beyond SWF, providing logistics and coordination support for Skoll-hosted and partner events outside of Oxford. Reporting to the Associate Director & Producer, Convenings, this role serves as a critical bridge between the Convenings team’s strategic ambitions and on-the-ground execution across partnerships, events, and internal coordination.

Requirements

A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and a minimum of five (5) years of experience in event management, program coordination, or partnerships, ideally within philanthropy, social innovation, or adjacent sectors.
Demonstrated experience managing external partner relationships and event logistics across concurrent workstreams.
Exceptional attention to detail and organizational skills; strong project management instincts.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills; professionalism and warmth in partner-facing interactions.
Comfort working in fast-paced, dynamic environments where priorities may shift.
High proficiency with Salesforce, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and collaborative project management tools such as Asana or Microsoft Teams.
Ability to travel internationally, including extended onsite time at the Skoll World Forum in Oxford, UK.
Able to work onsite three days a week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday, in Washington, DC, and within fifty miles of the Skoll office. Locational proximity of fifty miles or closer to the Washington, DC office is required for consideration.

Nice To Haves

Direct experience within philanthropy, social entrepreneurship, global issues, or the social sector.
Experience managing partner activations for large-scale convenings or events.
Experience with grant coordination or grant-adjacent processes.

Responsibilities

Serve as the primary owner of “Bigger Tent” ecosystem partner activations — including Marmalade Festival, The Sidebar, and other complementary Forum Week events — managing day-to-day relationships, scheduling, and alignment with SWF branding and delegate experience goals
Identify opportunities to strengthen and expand ecosystem partnerships that enhance Skoll Week in Oxford
Support coordination and partner relations for Access Partnership program with 5–10 nonprofits
Manage internal planning and coordination of Skoll-hosted private events; serve as the primary internal point of contact for requests, scheduling, and logistics
Support planning and delivery of evening and evergreen events, coordinating logistics (venue, catering, timing, vendor interface) with external planning agency
Support Producer with projects as needed
Lead accessibility planning and inclusivity efforts at SWF, including Accessibility Guide and coordination with external planning agency to support on-the-ground accessibility efforts
Support planning and execution of select convenings beyond SWF, assisting with logistics, partner coordination, and on-site experience (Summer/Fall)
Contribute to cross-functional collaboration with Community, Communications, and other Foundation teams as the strategic convenings portfolio evolves
Design and maintain project management systems, trackers, and shared documentation for Convenings team
Serve as project manager for the overall grant budget and process on the Convenings team, collaborating with Grants Management and relevant stakeholders to ensure proper scoping, documentation, approvals, and reporting
Support Executive and Board engagement: scheduling, briefing prep, and document coordination related to Convening programs
Cross-org collaboration: maintain Skoll Central intranet pages, coordinate cross-departmental calendars and resource sharing, manage internal communications
Contribute to post-event evaluation and process improvement